diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-aggregation/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/collection/plugin/gzip/GzipCollectorPlugin.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-aggregation/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/collection/plugin/gzip/GzipCollectorPlugin.java
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--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-aggregation/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/collection/plugin/gzip/GzipCollectorPlugin.java
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-package eu.dnetlib.dhp.collection.plugin.gzip;
-
-import eu.dnetlib.dhp.collection.ApiDescriptor;
-import eu.dnetlib.dhp.collection.plugin.CollectorPlugin;
-import eu.dnetlib.dhp.common.aggregation.AggregatorReport;
-import eu.dnetlib.dhp.common.collection.CollectorException;
-
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
-
-public class GzipCollectorPlugin implements CollectorPlugin {
-
-    @Override
-    public Stream<String> collect(ApiDescriptor api, AggregatorReport report) throws CollectorException {
-        return Stream.empty();
-    }
-}